Combined seeding-machine



UN'TED'- Vsr-tariffes'- `P A""rlzlwr 'OFFICE I W. n. HARMAN, 0F`Foentiere, oHo.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0 .v4S,"0563, dated June1865. 1 I

'To all whom-it may concerfrt:U

-The fr`ainelis.ot` a reetangul-hr form, to the under side of whichissecured n shaft, A, upon. 'which the rollers'B freely revolve.Therollers are sape-bleTof` an endvrise dj-estnient'for the purposeoiAbeing thrown vont ot' and into gea-r with the feedirn g'wl1eelsashereinafterset forth rlhis endwise-adjustmentis-.etteeted by means'ofthe adjusting-bar Gland-arms O', which are operated bythe lever 1),.the space between the arms C beingju'st sufficient toadmit boththerollers B'. One end of one ofthe rollers ispro-` vided with 'coggear E;l

F is e -box mounted over-the rollers, which serves both'for thed'riverlsseat'aml.for lweighting therol'lers.`` p i Gris the' seedbox,in the'bottom' ofwhiehisplaceda feed-rollerwiththe usual openings forthe Iseed-topass th rough.

n'eeted with thedrivintegear E b ynnenns of an intermediate wheel,4 HI'-This'intermediate.

wheel eau be thrown into or. out of gear' by means of thelev'er I, whichlis. pivotedjto the K representsja seed-distributing board or apron,which extends froml beneath the seed box nearly to the front end oftheframe in'an inclined position, ras shown in Fig. 2, to a point forwardof the drag, hereinafter described, an d V A cog-wheel, H, is secured toone end of the feed-roller, andlcon-` end of the'shaftJ, to which thewheel` H9 isa-tisfsupported by chains orcords L, attached 4.to v i-the'framef i `M is drag,which extends across underneath .the frame andVdistribating-board K. This is supportedat each end bycheins N,extending therefrom, both forward and backward, to the frame; rlhesechains are suiiiciently pendent to allow free oscillating movement ofthe drag transversely 'to the direction in which the mail '1" chinemoves.. 'An oscillating motion'is coinmunicatedto the drag .bymeansof apinion,

` O, which gears into the wheel E' on the end ot' the'roller B,and acrank and connectingrod P. The drag-:lli can be raised from the ground.'by means of lint bar,Q`pi\otedat one edge, arn1 1%,Iga`nd lever S, andretained in its elevated position by securing the'lever in notches,'l,`ins indieatedbyhe dotted vlines in'l1ig. 2.

The forward end'of the frame ofthe machine Vis'supporte'd uponthe'easter-wheel {I ,while the' 'f other parts restnpon the rollersB B.The oscillating 4ot' the drag can bearrested by chang 'ing the positionof the rollerf by means ofthe leverD. v- '0n the forward edge @ofthedragl-place a lone; box, V, .eqnaLin length'to. the width ot'- themnehine,.having a perforatedA bottom for' the purpose of sowinggrass-seed orother smell seeds, or for distributing fertilizers. 1

\Vhatl claim as my improvement, and de sire tosecure by Letters Patent,is-' withthe .seed-box Grand rollers B, when-ar- Arangged andoperntingas and for the piirpos lsetiorth.l

3. The adjustment of V.the rollerB'inits-re'- lation to the draghi, asfand for the purpose described.`

p v W. H. HARTMAN.

Witnesses: l

W; H. 'BURR1DGE,

A. W. Mc(JLiiiL-LAND. 4

1. The oscillating drag;` M, provided witha seed-box, V, as and forthepurpose specied. 2. The distributing-'board K,in^eom bination

